Getting ready to celebrate
Amazingly our magical Patchworking Garden Project will have its 10th birthday in 2025! When our founder Carmel first walked round Dorking looking for a space to start a garden, I don’t think even she could imagine what we have become. With vision, commitment and a lot...
World Therapeutic Horticulture Day
To celebrate World Therapeutic Horticulture Day, we’d like to share a story from one of our volunteers, that highlights some of the benefits she felt from her time in The Patchworking Garden Project.
My Patchworking Journey
I started my time with the Patchworking Garden in 2018. I attended the Thursday morning group, which started at 10AM and finished at 1PM. Back then the three hours spent at Patchwork each week was the longest time I would spend outside my flat. I enjoyed the Thursday...
A weekend of music
We're thrilled to announce that the Patchworking Garden Project has been chosen as the exclusive charity partner for Dorking’s Westival, a vibrant charity music weekend taking place in Dorking's historic West Street. Westival has raised over £54,000 for worthy causes...
Annabel’s Story
It’s as little or as much as you like to do at the garden: You can sit and enjoy the bird song and take in the leafy green ambiance, or share tasks gardening or doing craft.
OUR TREE OF TREES
We are delighted to receive a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) “Tree of Trees” which stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to the nation and the world as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations. The Patchworking Garden...
Eco-Friendly Christmas Planning
Recycling has always been a central tenet in the garden, composting being an obvious example - we haven't bought a plastic bag of compost for 2 years - simply using what we have made. Pallet wood is invariably a starting point for our woodworking projects, and so many...
A success story to match the garden
It would be fair to stay that the story of the Patchworking Academy has been a bit patchy at times. In the beginning it was hoped that it would be a relatively straightforward project, although everyone realised it would require determination and commitment not to...
Summer School
The Patchworking Academy Students turned the tables on their tutors by setting them homework for the Summer School this year. Running just half a day two days a week the Summer School gives the students the opportunity to tend and harvest their crops during August. It...
Time to reflect on our progress
As we launch our new website complete with a new logo, it seems a fitting time to reflect on how far the charity has come since its inception. The easiest part was recognising that the site needed clearing at least a little before we could open! This has happened...
Our Alitex Greenhouse win!
In the autumn we heard that Alitex were looking for a local charity to whom they could donate their famous Messenger greenhouse worth £80,000, and a competition was launched to find the perfect partner. They said they sought an organisation that would reap all the...
Where to find us
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Please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.
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The Garden (formerly Friends Life), Sports Ground, Pixham Lane, Dorking, RH4 1QA
Registered address: 44 Westbank, Dorking RH4 3DH